This delicious single-serving Carrot Cake Mug Cake combines the sweet notes of carrots, cozy spices, and a moist texture that will have you savoring every spoonful – a little mug, a lot of joy!

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Why You’ll LOVE This Delicious Carrot Cake Mug Cake

I know you’ll love this mug cake and end up making it over and over again… because that’s what I did!

You’ll love that this is the perfect amount of cake to satisfy your sweet tooth without having to commit to a whole cake.

You’re going to obsess over the taste. The cream cheese frosting pairs perfectly with the moist carrot cake. A mug cake is great on it’s own but add in cream cheese frosting? DONE!

When to Make This Mug Cake

You don’t need to wait until Easter to make this mug cake! This mug cake can be had as a single-serving dessert on a weekday, a fun activity to do with a friend, or a morning sweet treat!

Sometimes you can be having a craving for some carrot cake but don’t want to be stuck with 24 portions. This mug cake is the perfect solution to this predicament!

Carrot Cake Mug Cake Ingredients

This mug cake recipe is based off of my Grandma’s Carrot Cake recipe. If you have a party (or think you’ll want more than one serving) I recommend making this! Her cake has never let me down!

Carrots– Do you have a bag of baby carrots that seem to pay rent in your fridge? You can use a few of those up here!

Vegetable Oil– Many carrot cake recipes will use butter. Not grandma! She uses vegetable oil to make the cake more moist.

Cream Cheese– This is for the cream cheese frosting. This is an extra step on top of making the mug cake but this topping is not something you want to miss!

In addition to these main ingredients you’ll also need sugar, all purpose flour, an egg, butter (oleo), powdered sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt.

How to Make Carrot Cake Mug Cake

The (only) worst part about mug cakes are getting out the ingredients and putting them away. I swear this takes longer than actually making this dessert!

If you are going to make the cream cheese frosting be sure to get the butter and cream cheese out now! They need to be at room temperature in order to cream together.

To start with the actual cake, crack an egg into a medium-large mug and cream together with the sugar. This is a very important step to not skip over!

Next, add in the rest of the ingredients (besides the carrot). Mix it all together.

Lastly, clean and grate your carrot. Dry it if it is still wet from cleaning. Gently fold the carrot shreds into the mug.

If you are making the cream cheese frosting it is as simple as creaming the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla together then slowly mixing in the powdered sugar. Be sure to not over mix this!

Delicious Additions

If you want to take your Carrot Cake Mug Cake to the next level you can add in some delicious additions!

Try:

• Adding a few crushed walnuts, pecans, or almonds
• Topping it with whipped cream
• Pairing it with a cup of coffee

If you try something else be sure to leave it in the comments down below, I’d love to give it a taste, too!

Expert Tips and Tricks

I don’t consider myself a ‘mug cake expert’ but I have made quite a few. If you’re a bit newer to the mug cake game these tips and tricks may come in handy for you.

• Be sure to cream together the egg and sugar then the other ingredients. This may seem unnecessary but trust me here, it makes a big difference!
• Use a larger mug than you think you need. Who cares if it ends up being too big? The real mess comes if your mug is too small.
• If you are also making the cream cheese frosting be sure to get the butter and cream cheese out as soon as you decide to make your mug cake! It can be a real downer when you’re ready to dig in but they aren’t at room temperature yet!

A Word From a Registered Dietitian

If you’re reading this I bet you’re hoping I say, ‘it’s got carrots, it’s healthy!’. Thankfully everything isn’t black and white!

Yes, there is a small amount of carrot in this mug cake, which is better than nothing.

This Carrot Cake shouldn’t be your only source of veggies but it’s a great idea to add extra veggies to your desserts!

Craving More?

Once you make these Delicious Carrot Cake Mug Cake be sure to leave 5-star review and a comment below! It’s always helpful for others to know someone else has had success!

I’d love to see how it turns out. Tag me on Instagram so I can share it!

Try some of my other delicious recipes:

• Grandma’s Old Fashioned Carrot Cake
• High Protein Blondies: Peanut Butter Chocolate
• Protein Oreo Mug Cake
• White Chocolate and Strawberry Muffins

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